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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 07.01.20.04" title_num="07" subtitle_num="01" chapter_num="20" heading="Procedure for Selection of Administering Agency.">
  <text>The Department shall:</text>
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Manage the Program and select and approve an administering agency for each jurisdiction;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Prepare the application and distribute it to potential participating agencies through the following resources:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Selected print media, electronic media, or both print and electronic media;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Local departments of social services and the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services or other administrative entity under which the Department of Social Services operates;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Statewide food provider;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Hunger advocacy organizations;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Local food provider agencies; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Local governments; and</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Use the standards and criteria set forth in Regulation .05 of this chapter to ensure that the selected administering agency has adequate internal controls of cash receipts, materials, supplies, and inventories.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>